There are 9 ways to get from Iowa to Riverside by plane, bus, train, car, shuttle, or bus (Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Des Moines to Ontario International Airport
best- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane DSM - ONT
7h 18m$235–1,032Fly Des Moines to Los Angeles International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane DSM - LAX
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Riverside - Downtowntrain
7h 31m$165–648Bus, train
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Kansas Citybus Jefferson 803 / ...
- Take the train from Kansas City to Riversidetrain Southwest Chief
39h 2m$519–1,185Bus via Ciudad Juárez
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Kansas Citybus
- Take the bus from 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas City to El Pasobus
- Take the bus from El Paso to San Bernardino, CAbus
39h 14m$291–427Drive 1,651.8 mi
- Drive from Des Moines to Riversidecar 1,651.8 mi
25h 31m$302–436Fly Des Moines to John Wayne Airport Orange County, train
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane DSM - SNA
- Take the train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtowntrain
8h 27m$231–946Fly Omaha to Ontario International Airport
- Fly from Omaha (OMA) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane OMA - ONT
9h 26m$230–1,114Fly Des Moines to Harry Reid International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)plane DSM - LAS
- Take a shuttle bus from 1100 S Main St. - Las Vegas to Riverside, CA - 3956 University Ave
9h 10m$184–692Bus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Las Vegas Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas Bus Terminal to Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Centerbus
- Take the bus from Village of Orange Zone 5 to Galleria @ Tyler EBbus 200
40h 7m$283–542
Des Moines (DSM) to Ontario International Airport (ONT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Iowa to Riverside is to bus which costs $280 - $550 and takes 40h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Iowa to Riverside is to fly which takes 7h 18m and costs $230 - $1,100.
The distance between Iowa and Riverside is 1439 miles. The road distance is 1661.5 miles.
The best way to get from Iowa to Riverside without a car is to bus and train which takes 39h 2m and costs $500 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 7h 18m to get from Iowa to Riverside, including transfers.
The best way to get from Iowa to Riverside is to fly which takes 7h 18m and costs $230 - $1,100. Alternatively, you can bus via Ciudad Juárez, which costs $290 - $430 and takes 39h 14m.
Riverside is 2h behind Iowa. It is currently 3:52 AM in Iowa and 1:52 AM in Riverside.
Yes, the driving distance between Iowa to Riverside is 1661 miles. It takes approximately 25h 31m to drive from Iowa to Riverside.
There are 479+ hotels available in Riverside.
What companies run services between Iowa, USA and Riverside, Riverside County, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, and American Airlines fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Ontario International Airport (ONT) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Des Moines to Vine Street Mobility Hub via Des Moines, Kansas City, On 12Th At Troost Westbound Farside, On Southwest Blvd At 27Th St Southbound, 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas City, El Paso, El Paso, San Bernardino, CA, and San Bernardino Transit Center in around 39h 14m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Des Moines to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Des Moines to Ontario International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Des Moines to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Des Moines to Ontario International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Des Moines to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Des Moines to Los Angeles International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Des Moines to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Des Moines to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Des Moines to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Des Moines to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Omaha to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Omaha to Ontario International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Omaha to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Des Moines to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Des Moines to Harry Reid International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Des Moines to Harry Reid International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Des Moines to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Des Moines to Ontario International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Des Moines to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Des Moines to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Des Moines to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Omaha to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Omaha to Ontario International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Des Moines to Harry Reid International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Des Moines to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Des Moines to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Des Moines to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Omaha to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Omaha to Ontario International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Des Moines to Harry Reid International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Des Moines to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Des Moines to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Des Moines to Los Angeles International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Des Moines to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Omaha to Ontario International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Des Moines to Harry Reid International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Omaha to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Kansas City to Riverside
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $460–1,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–21
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from L.A. Union Station to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Des Moines to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $50–75
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas City to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–190
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- eplasales@eplalimo.com
- Website
- eplalimo.com
Bus from El Paso to San Bernardino, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Website
- https://eplalimo.com/
- One Way
- $90–130
Bus from El Paso to San Bernardino, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Schedules at
- crossborderxpress.com
Shuttle from 1100 S Main St. - Las Vegas to Riverside, CA - 3956 University Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- crossborderxpress.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Des Moines to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Las Vegas Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–230
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Las Vegas Bus Terminal to Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (951) 565-5002
- Website
- riversidetransit.com
Bus from Village of Orange Zone 5 to Galleria @ Tyler EB
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- http://www.riversidetransit.com
- Children 46" tall and under
- $1–2
- Seniors 60+, Disabled, Medicare
- $1–2
- Adults and children over 46" tall
- $1–3
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